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Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...
feminine
given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
, a form of
Margaretha Margaretha () is the standard Dutch form of the feminine given name Margaret as well as a common form of it in Sweden. In daily life, many use a short form, like ''Gré'', '' Greet'', ''Greta'', '' Grietje'', '' Marga'', '' Margo'', ''Margot'', ''M ...
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Margaret Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular thro ...
). People with the name include: *
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (Margriet Francisca; born 19 January 1943) is the third daughter of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. As an aunt of the reigning monarch, King Willem-Alexander, she is a member of the Dutch Royal House a ...
(born 1943), Dutch princess * Margriet Bleijerveld (born 1958), Dutch hockey player * Margriet Ehlen (born 1943), Dutch poet *
Margriet Hermans Margareta Maria Josepha (Margriet) Hermans (born 1954) is a Belgian singer, former radio and TV talk show host, politician and member of the Open VLD. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate The Senate ( ; ; ) is one of the two ch ...
(born 1954), Belgian politician * Margriet Heymans (1932–2023), Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature *
Margriet Hoenderdos Margriet Hoenderdos (6 May 1952 – 14 October 2010) was a Dutch composer. She was born in Santpoort, Netherlands, and studied piano with Thom Bollen at the Zwolle Conservatory. She continued her studies in composition at the Amsterdam Amster ...
(1952–2010), Dutch composer *
Margriet Kloppenburg Margriet Kloppenburg (born 18 January 1988) is a Danish professional racing cyclist who rides for Team BMS BIRN. See also * List of 2016 UCI Women's Teams and riders Listed below are the UCI Women's Teams that compete in 2016 women's road cy ...
(born 1988), Danish racing cyclist *
Margriet Matthijsse Margriet Matthijsse (born 16 April 1977, in Rotterdam) is a sailing (sport), sailor from the Netherlands, who represented her country for the first time at the Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta. Matth ...
(born 1977), Dutch sailor *
Margriet de Moor Margaretha Maria Antonetta 'Margriet' de Moor (''née'' Neefjes; born 1941) is a Dutch pianist and writer of novels and essays. She won the AKO Literatuurprijs for her novel ''Eerst grijs dan wit dan blauw'' (1991). Life and career Margaretha M ...
(born 1941), Dutch writer * Margriet van Noort (1587–1646), Dutch Discalced Carmelite writer *
Margriet Smulders Margriet Smulders (born 1955) is a Dutch photographer of floral still lifes. She attended the Radboud University Nijmegen from 1974 to 1983 and the Academy of Arts in Arnhem from 1979 to 1985. Work She has worked on an ongoing series of floral st ...
(born 1955), Dutch photographer *
Margriet Tindemans Margriet E. Tindemans (March 26, 1951 – December 31, 2014) was a musician, specializing in medieval music. The fourth child of Wilhelmina Coenen and Henricus Tindemans, Margriet demonstrated her musical talents early, and was named first violi ...
(1951–2014), Dutch violinist *
Margriet Zegers Inge Margriet Zegers-de Ruiter (born 29 April 1954) is a retired Dutch field hockey defender, who won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los An ...
(born 1954), Dutch hockey player {{given name Dutch feminine given names Feminine given names Given names derived from gemstones